8-PART SERIES
The Duckworth File:
Who shot the mayor?
A police call in 1972 becomes a spectacle after word gets out about a body found near Little Creek Road in Norfolk: that of former Mayor W. Fred Duckworth. (Aug. 19)

VIDEOS
Suicide: Out of the Darkness
We kill ourselves more often than we kill each other. If that surprises you, it's no wonder. Suicide hides behind whispers, in the media and among officials. As if by turning our faces, we could make it go away. It hasn't. (Jul. 8)
Survivors' stories, 3-part series

7-PART SERIES
Joy Ride: Norfolk's 82 years with Ford
As the end neared for the local auto plant, its rich history was revealed by those who worked there. Many of their secrets have been untold - until now. (Mar. 25)
Videos: Inside the plant / Cruising in a Model A

PILOT VIDEOS

PHOTOS AND INTERACTIVES

• Teachers experience zero gravity (Nov. 17) • Surveillance video: Burglars steal beer and cigarettes from store (Nov. 16) • Firefighters extinguish small fire outside Nauticus (Nov. 15) • Cheering not just rah-rah stuff at Western Branch (Nov. 14) • Norcom linebacker also an up-and-coming model (Nov. 13) • Fans look up to America's tallest man (Nov. 10) • The Pilot in the war zone: Eyes in the sky (Nov. 8) • The Pilot in the war zone: Keeping the wheels turning (Nov. 6) • The Pilot in the war zone: Keeping information flowing (Nov. 6) • Scene of house fire in Norfolk's West Ghent (Nov. 5) >> More local news videos on HamptonRoads.tv

• Audio slide show: Turkeys on the move near Williamsburg (Nov. 14) • Audio slide show: Veterans Day observed in Virginia Beach (Nov. 12) • Audio slide show: Pride and sadness as the Truman deploys (Nov. 5) • Video voter guide: Q&As with General Assembly candidates (Oct. 31) • Audio slide show: The soul searchers (Oct. 28) • Audio slide show: Against the Odds (Oct. 21) • Video series: Falling for an illegal immigrant (Oct. 16) • Audio slide show: Final touches before death (Oct. 14) • Audio slide show: Sunset symphony at Cape Charles (Oct. 2) • Interactive: Animated map of Norfolk's light rail (Sep. 30) >> Buy Virginian-Pilot photos

3-PART SERIES
Cashing in on Blight
Over the past five years, a local company and its investors have bought over 250 houses and lots in areas that cities have longed to improve. Today, roughly half sit vacant, extending an invitation to squatters and thieves. (Mar. 18)
The stories / Interactive map

MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
Waging Peace in the Horn of Africa
In faraway desert villages and city slums, U.S. military men and women are healing children, digging water wells and building schools as part of a unique approach to fighting terrorism. (Jan. 27)
Audio slide shows / Videos / Maps and graphics

SPECIAL SECTION
A Century of Pilot Photography
Norfolk's Chrysler Museum of Art until Jan. 7, 2007, is hosting an exhibit featuring more than 300 historic and contemporary pictures from The Virginian-Pilot. Preview the show in this online presentation. (Oct. 20)
Slide shows, video, timeline, more

• The Cost of Liability for Cities and Schools (Aug. 5, 2007)
• A Grave Story at Jamestown (Nov. 26, 2006)
• Harvey's War: Vietnam to Iraq (Nov. 11, 2006)
• Out of the Sea: a pirate story (Aug. 13, 2006)
• Blackwater: Inside America's Private Army (July 23, 2006)
• Of Time and Tides (June 25, 2006)
• The Fever: the epidemic of 1855 (July 10-23, 2005)